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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2023 A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was intentionally terminated over the Pacific Ocean shortly after its test launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:06 a.m. Pacific Time on Nov. 1. The termination was triggered by an unanticipated event, commonly referred to as an 'anomaly.' Anomalies can occur due to a wide range of factors, such as issues related to the launch platform or the testing equipment itself. A comprehensive review is essential to pinpoint the specific caus ... read more |
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Space Force awards $2.5 billion in rocket contracts to ULA, SpaceXWashington DC (UPI) Nov 1, 2023 The U.S. Space Force has awarded $2.5 billion in rocket contracts to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance for 21 missions expected to launch over the next two to three years. ... more 
Putin revokes Russia's ratification of nuclear test ban treatyMoscow (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. ... more  
16 Israel soldiers killed since Tuesday, as deaths soar in Gaza strikes; Global pressure mountsJerusalem (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 Sixteen Israeli soldiers have been killed in fighting since Tuesday in and near the Gaza Strip, the military said, as troops engaged in fierce battles with militants from the Hamas group. ... more  
UK, US, China sign AI safety pledge at UK summitBletchley Park, United Kingdom (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 Countries including the UK, United States and China on Wednesday agreed the "need for international action" as political and tech leaders gathered for the world's first summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety. ... more |
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 Myanmar military says lost control of strategic border town  
Switzerland enhances air defense with PAC-3 MSE missile acquisitionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 02, 2023 Switzerland has advanced its national defense capabilities by formalizing an agreement with the United States to procure Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhan ... more |
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SDA Awards Northrop Grumman $732 Million Satellite ContractLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2023 In a significant stride toward augmenting space-based connectivity for military operations, the Space Development Agency (SDA) has entrusted Northrop Grumman Corporation with a substantial $732 mill ... more 
Lockheed Martin Showcases Hybrid 5G-Tactical Network in Multi-Domain Field TestLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2023 In a landmark event for military communications, Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated its advanced Hybrid 5G-Tactical Mesh Network, taking a substantial leap in the operationalization of ne ... more  
Private sector actively competing for involvement in China's space station, manned lunar missionsJiuquan (XNA) Oct 31, 2023 China's private space enterprises are hopeful that commercial rockets developed by them will be involved in the launch missions of the low-cost cargo transport vehicle for the country's space statio ... more  
China on 'alert' after US, Canadian ships cross Taiwan StraitBeijing (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 China said Thursday its troops were "on constant high alert" after US and Canadian warships passed through the Taiwan Strait, their second joint passage in two months. ... more |
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  Goddard engineers improve NASA Lidar tech for exploration 
Blinken to visit Seoul for North Korea talksSeoul (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea next week for "wide-ranging" discussions on issues including nuclear-armed North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. ... more |
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China censors Li praise as it bids farewell to former premierBeijing (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 China's Communist Party leaders publicly honoured former premier Li Keqiang on Thursday as he was laid to rest, but censors scrubbed praise of the reform-minded bureaucrat once seen as a rival to Xi Jinping to become president. ... more 
North Korean ex-diplomat: embassy closures show closer ties with Russia, ChinaWashington DC (UPI) Nov 2, 2023 North Korea is increasingly tying its economic and political future to Moscow and Beijing, a high-profile defector said Thursday, amid a spate of embassy closures that may have been sparked by tightened international sanctions against Pyongyang. ... more  
Peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi smuggles message out of cellOslo (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 "Victory is not easy, but it is certain," imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, said in a message smuggled out of her Tehran cell and published late Tuesday. ... more  
Sons of Australian jailed in China push for 'miracle' releaseSydney (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 The sons of an Australian writer jailed in China are hoping for his "miracle" release, urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise their father's plight on a trip to Beijing. ... more |
 Taiwan's opposition parties to team up in parliamentary election  
US charges three more Russians over sanctions evasionNew York (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 US prosecutors charged two Russians and a Russian-American Wednesday over an alleged plan to evade export controls to help Moscow's war effort in Ukraine, a day after three others were charged in a similar scheme. ... more |
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World leaders condemn Israel's attack on Gaza refugee campWashington DC (UPI) Nov 1, 2023 World leaders on Wednesday condemned Israel's strike on the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip that left dozens of civilians dead the day prior. ... more  
China places multipurpose satellite into spaceBeijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2023 China placed a multipurpose satellite into space on Wednesday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The State-owned space conglomerate said in a news release the T ... more 
TAP Lab Accelerator aims to transition space domain prototypes to commercial productsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 On October 28, Space Systems Command (SSC) rolled out its Technology, Applications, and Process (TAP) Lab Accelerator program aimed at enhancing Space Domain Awareness (SDA). Launched in Colorado Sp ... more 
HawkEye 360 secures $12M contract from NIWC Pacific for Maritime AwarenessLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 HawkEye 360 Inc. has clinched a $12.25 million Phase II contract from the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific. The deal focuses on sharing space-based radio frequency (RF) data, analytic ... more |
'Ceasefire now!' Protesters interrupt US congress hearingWashington (AFP) Oct 31, 2023 Protesters with hands covered in red paint repeatedly interrupted a congressional hearing on US military aid Tuesday, demanding Washington stop funding Israel's fight against Hamas. ... more 
Lebanon accuses Israel of white phosphorus attacksBeirut (AFP) Oct 31, 2023 Lebanon on Tuesday accused Israel of white phosphorus attacks that it said it would file a complaint to the UN over, with a minister alleging the incendiary weapon had burned 40,000 olive trees. ... more 
Israel renews Gaza camp strikes as UN warns of 'war crimes'Rafah, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 Israel hit Gaza's largest refugee camp with renewed air strikes Wednesday, prompting UN rights officials to warn that targeting densely populated residential areas "could amount to war crimes." ... more  
Iraq summit for 'regional stability' pushed back over Gaza warBaghdad (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 An international summit in Baghdad on "regional stability" planned for late November has been postponed due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, an Iraqi official told AFP on Thursday. ... more |
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FBI director warns Hamas-Israel conflict increases risk of attacks on AmericansWashington DC (UPI) Oct 31, 2023 FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday that the Hamas-Israel conflict has heightened the risk of possible attacks against Americans to an unprecedented degree. ... more 
Monitoring nuclear weapons stockpiles with radio wavesBochum, Belgium (SPX) Oct 31, 2023 An international research team has proposed a new method for monitoring nuclear disarmament treaties. The IT security experts developed a mechanism that uses radio waves to remotely monitor whether ... more  
Israel army says intercepted 'missile' from Red Sea regionJerusalem (AFP) Oct 31, 2023 The Israeli military said on Tuesday its forces intercepted a missile fired from the Red Sea region, as tensions surged across the Middle East amid Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. ... more  
Military students innovate technology solutions for US Special Operations CommandBoston MA (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 All eyes were on the robot-dog pacing the hangar on Hanscom Air Force Base. The robot was just one technology, among small drones, autonomous mapping vehicles, and virtual-environment simulators, se ... more |
 
Terran Orbital receives $7M addition to Tranche 1 contractBoca Raton FL (SPX) Oct 27, 2023 Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) to host additional payloads. The contract modification adds $7.7M to an existing satellite de ... more 
Taiwan detects 43 Chinese warplanes around islandTaipei (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island's defence ministry said on Wednesday. ... more  
Voices from Ethiopia's war-scarred TigrayAddis Ababa (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 One year after Ethiopia signed a peace deal with the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending a brutal conflict that killed hundreds of thousands by some estimates, life in the northern region is slowly limping back to normal. ... more  
Biden 'aiming' for 'constructive' talks with Xi: USWashington (AFP) Oct 31, 2023 US President Joe Biden is expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in San Francisco in November for "constructive" talks, the White House said Tuesday. ... more |
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Air Force, Space Force raise maximum enlistment age to gain recruitsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 30, 2023 To address ongoing recruiting challenges, the U.S. Air Force and Space Force have raised the age limit for new enlisted and officer recruits to 42. ... more  
Tech agreement sets stage for U.S. private sector space launch sites in AustraliaWashington DC (UPI) Oct 30, 2023 The United States and Australia marked a significant milestone in their long partnership with the signing of a bilateral tech agreement Thursday. The assistant secretary for international secu ... more 
NASA tech breathes life into potentially game-changing antenna designGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Some 30 years ago, a young engineer named Christopher Walker was home in the evening making chocolate pudding when he got what turned out to be a very serendipitous call from his mother. Takin ... more 
Iran says attacks on US forces due to 'wrong American policies'Tehran (AFP) Oct 30, 2023 Iran said Monday attacks on US forces in Iraq and elsewhere in the region were a result of "wrong American policies" including support for Israel in its war against Hamas. ... more |
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